Letter from David Babbitt to George Babbitt Dated August 17, 1884.

              Correspondence, David Babbitt to George Babbitt, August 17, 1884

Standard Mining Co.
P.O. Box 1118.
Leadville, Colo., Aug 17th 1884

Dear George,
	Yours of the 12th to hand.
Think I shall go to Arizona, of course
I will advise you of my course when
I return to Leadville. You are certainly
asking enough for the farm ($160 pr acre). Don't
scare off any one who really wants a
farm by using such a figure. Would
close the contract immediately at $125 pr acre.
You must tell them that there will be a RR
station at Crescentville in the course of a
year or so. Am informed on good authority 
that a survey has been made and contract
let to build R.R. on the opposite
side of the canal. It will run lengthwise
through Logan's farm. Unless we can sell
the farm would be in no hurry to dispose
of the business, as we can do very little
with the proceeds of the grocery in the
cattle business. If we get a good offer